Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0In and around Saint-Thomas, 15 schools: 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
Centre de services scolaire des Samares runs every one of them. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Thomas
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
None of them teaches in English.
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language sends most children to French-language schools; English public schooling is for children who hold a certificate of eligibility.
Where the 15 schools in and around Saint-Thomas are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Saint-Thomas’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 13 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saint-Thomas
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Saint-Thomas
High schools within reach of Saint-Thomas
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 11 high schools: 9 French public, 1 independent and 1 English public. École Barthélemy-Joliette is closest, at 0.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 0.4 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 5.8 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 6.1 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 6.8 km |
| Académie Antoine ManseauSecondary | – | Independent | 6.8 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 7.4 km |
| École secondaire de JolietteSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 8 km |
| École de l'Espace-JeunesseAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire du Bois-BrûléSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 11 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Pierre-de-LestageSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 5,533 | 8 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby | 3,545 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Saint-Gilles | 3,521 | 6 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Saint-Pascal | 3,516 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Malartic | 3,506 | 3 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Thomas | 3,477 | 15 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Thurso | 3,439 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Côme--Linière | 3,435 | 4 | 1 | 10 km |
| Richmond | 3,419 | 3 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Sainte-Mélanie | 3,417 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Of the 179 others, 18 count more schools. A English-language school is within reach in 48 of the 180.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Thomas
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thomas | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Joliette 7.2 km | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Paul 7.3 km | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 7.9 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée 9.8 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Sainte-Élisabeth 11 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Lanoraie 11 km | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 km |
Top among the neighbours: Joliette, 26 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Saint-Thomas’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
Questions about schools in Saint-Thomas
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Thomas?
Not near Saint-Thomas: within 3 km there is none, and the English-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Thomas?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).